People choose self-absorbed behavior because they are unable to truly encounter and embrace other people whether through trauma, sociopathy, psychopathy, or grief. ![]() Some of this resolve comes from her love for Nier but key to this dialogue is Kaine saying that Tyrann is not the only voice in her life anymore. Overcoming Grief and Lossīecause of the support of her friends, Kaine is able to build her own resolve. To not have this consent would be abuse, which is never okay. In this case, Kaine consents to petrification knowing the village is at risk. The best of friends are the ones who can understand what needs to happen in order to help the common good (in this case, petrification) and yet always come back to fix what is broken if we have to put those we love in a challenging situation (curing the petrification). ![]() Kaine and Emil build the plan to petrify Kaine to prevent the monster in the library from destroying the village. Emil states, “at least in this form, I can look at you while we are talking” and he is as happy as he can be, even if he has to always wear a mask to protect others. Not all of us are lucky to have an Emil, someone who can listen and be present, even if he has to wear a mask to prevent you from turning into stone. Many of us have wounds as deep as Kaine’s. It is very difficult for us as a people to truly let our guard down with others. This screenshot is a rare moment of Kaine letting down her guard to share gratitude for Emil’s help in removing her petrification. The villagers are all afraid of Kaine and Emil because they are accused of attracting the shades to the village. This scene takes place right after the party saves the town from a giant shade. (Fun Fact: Yoko Taro, the Creative Director of Nier: Replicant often wears an Emil mask when doing interviews.) In path A, you meet Emil as a young boy with his eyes covered while Nier is a child. He was built as a weapon and he had to petrify his sister in order to prevent her from breaking loose and destroying the world. Spoiler Warning: Heavy Spoilers for Nier: Replicant endings B, C, and D are ahead.Īll it takes is one person to step into our lives and give us a chance. Finding hope and connection changes our trajectory and enables us to be more present to the world around us. Her journey to find hope in response to Tyrann who builds her internal dialogue provides a great reflection in how to build one’s own identity in the midst of trauma because of the bonds we build. I want to focus this piece on Kaine and Tyrann because her reality as half-replicant/half-shade is something which is world-breaking. ![]() Path B takes you back to the moment when Kaine is released from petrification and the monster sealed away in stone comes back for a fight after 5 years of captivity. At the end of ending A, Nier and his party become aware that the shades are what remains of humans and the humans who live in the world are shells who control the simulation. Part 2 is going to focus on endings B, C, and D, with Part 3 focusing solely on ending E. For those who want to review or who missed it, Part 1 of the Nier Replicant Series is here.
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